"thema" meaning in Dutch

See thema in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈteː.maː/ Audio: Nl-thema.ogg Forms: thema's [plural], themata [plural], themaatje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -eːmaː Etymology: Borrowed from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma). Etymology templates: {{root|nl|ine-pro|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{bor|nl|la|thema}} Latin thema, {{der|nl|grc|θέμα}} Ancient Greek θέμα (théma) Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|thema's,themata|+}} thema n (plural thema's or themata, diminutive themaatje n)
  1. theme, topic, subject, issue Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-thema-nl-noun-NjfCe0JA
  2. (music) theme Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-thema-nl-noun-PLggHn~x Categories (other): Music, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with Greek plurals Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 3 7 43 8 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 4 43 5 45 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with Greek plurals: 33 67 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: themakanaal, themavocaal Related terms: thematiek, thematisch, thematiseren

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "themakanaal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "tema"
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "Latin thema",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "θέμα"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek θέμα (théma)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin thema, from Ancient Greek θέμα (théma).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thema's",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "themata",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "themaatje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "the",
        "ma"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "thematisch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "thematiseren"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
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              4,
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            ]
          ],
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              4,
              9
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The theme of the book is love and friendship.",
          "text": "Het thema van het boek is liefde en vriendschap.",
          "translation": "The theme of the book is love and friendship.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              32,
              37
            ]
          ],
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            [
              30,
              35
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The debate is about a current topic in politics.",
          "text": "Het debat gaat over een actueel thema in de politiek.",
          "translation": "The debate is about a current topic in politics.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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              36,
              43
            ]
          ],
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            [
              30,
              38
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The speaker addressed various subjects during his presentation.",
          "text": "De spreker behandelde verschillende thema's tijdens zijn presentatie.",
          "translation": "The speaker addressed various subjects during his presentation.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        ],
        [
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          "issue"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "nl:Music",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "25 75",
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "33 67",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch nouns with Greek plurals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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              17
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          ],
          "english": "The musical theme was repeated in various parts of the piece.",
          "text": "Het muzikale thema werd herhaald in verschillende delen van het stuk.",
          "translation": "The musical theme was repeated in various parts of the piece.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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        "lifestyle",
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːmaː"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Dutch terms borrowed from Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Dutch terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/eːmaː"
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      "word": "themavocaal"
    }
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      "form": "thema's",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "themata",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "themaatje",
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        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "ma"
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  "lang_code": "nl",
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      "word": "thematiek"
    },
    {
      "word": "thematisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "thematiseren"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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          ],
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              4,
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          ],
          "english": "The theme of the book is love and friendship.",
          "text": "Het thema van het boek is liefde en vriendschap.",
          "translation": "The theme of the book is love and friendship.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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              32,
              37
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              30,
              35
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The debate is about a current topic in politics.",
          "text": "Het debat gaat over een actueel thema in de politiek.",
          "translation": "The debate is about a current topic in politics.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              36,
              43
            ]
          ],
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              30,
              38
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The speaker addressed various subjects during his presentation.",
          "text": "De spreker behandelde verschillende thema's tijdens zijn presentatie.",
          "translation": "The speaker addressed various subjects during his presentation.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "theme, topic, subject, issue"
      ],
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          "theme"
        ],
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        ],
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          "subject",
          "subject"
        ],
        [
          "issue",
          "issue"
        ]
      ],
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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          ],
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              12,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The musical theme was repeated in various parts of the piece.",
          "text": "Het muzikale thema werd herhaald in verschillende delen van het stuk.",
          "translation": "The musical theme was repeated in various parts of the piece.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "theme"
      ],
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          "music",
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        ],
        [
          "theme",
          "theme"
        ]
      ],
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        "(music) theme"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːmaː"
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  ],
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}

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